Truro, IA · standard
ZIP Code 50257
Madison County, Iowa — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 992
- 10/sq mi
- $94,375
- Median income
- $226,200
- Median home value
- 23.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Truro pairs an upper-quartile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 23%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 49%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 10
- people per sq mi
- 89%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 50257 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 50257 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 103.3 square miles in Truro, Madison County, Iowa. The area is home to 992 residents, producing a population density of 10 people per square mile, and falls within the Chicago time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 50257 against Iowa and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 50257 sits at $94,375 (23% above the Iowa average), while per-capita income is $35,235. The poverty rate stands at 7.0% and the unemployment rate at 0.8%. On housing, the median home value is $226,200 (29% above the state average) with median rent at $1,063 per month, and 89.0% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 50257 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 23.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 38.2, and the average commute is 40 minutes. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Madison County, so you can benchmark 50257 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 50257, Truro, IA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
992
Population
103.3
Area (sq mi)
10
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 50257?
38.2
Median Age
54.7%
Male
45.3%
Female
0.5%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$94,375
Median Household Income
+23% vs state
$35,235
Per Capita Income
7.0%
Poverty Rate
0.8%
Unemployment Rate
39.6 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 50257 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$94,375 Top 23% higher than 77% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
349
Total Housing Units
309
Occupied Units
40
Vacant Units
2.94
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$226,200
Median Home Value
+29% vs state
$1,063
Median Rent
1970
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 16 business establishments in ZIP 50257, employing approximately 45 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,673,000.
16
Businesses
45
Employees
$2.7M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 50257 vs 50222 →
ZIP 50257 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50240
Saint Charles (50240)
2,453 residents
- 50210
New Virginia (50210)
1,691 residents
- 50257
Truro (50257)
992 residents
- 50222 498
Peru (50222)
498 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 50257 ranks #3 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 50257 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50240
Saint Charles (50240)
$107,563 median income
- 50222
Peru (50222)
$100,568 median income
- 50257
Truro (50257)
$94,375 median income
- 50210
New Virginia (50210)
$87,813 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 50257 ranks #3 of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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